But.... What's WRONG with dancing?

FAULT · Post by **FAULT** » Mon Nov 26, 2001 5:03 am

I like dancing. A lot. I am addicted to it. And I look good doing it. And this strip's aversion to dancing is a major theme. But I LIKE this strip. A conundrum!Who here does and does not dance? I wanna get a count.

Mr.Business · Post by **Mr.Business** » Mon Nov 26, 2001 6:14 am

I dance, if quite reluctantly. I'm told I dance well when i do, but the thought of myself dancing is enough to make me asphyxiate myself with laughter.

James Thorpe · Post by **James Thorpe** » Mon Nov 26, 2001 10:39 am

It's not so much that anything's wrong with dancing itself...But Raile, like myself and, say, Adam, cannot dance. We think it might be because we can't stop thinking: if you're cogitating, then you can't dance. I have nothing against everyone who can dance, per se; I do, however, have something against people who insist that I dance. The fact that these people happen to be everyone who can dance is a mere coincidence.It gets worse, because whenever you go out with some girl, she will be a dancing person. And if you're not a dancing person, you will be seen as some reticent, overly-shy, overly-difficult miser, when in fact you're just someone who can't conveniently switch their higher brain function off at the sight of a strobe light.And reticent, overly-shy, overly-difficult misers are not desirable. So guess who's going home alone, huh?...That is Riboflavin Productions's beef with dancing. I'd kill for a girl who'd rather chat than dance...------------------
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Concubine · Post by **Concubine** » Tue Nov 27, 2001 4:08 am

I can't dance... but I think it's just because I'm clumsy and uncoordinated, not because I'm too busy thinking.
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FAULT · Post by **FAULT** » Tue Nov 27, 2001 5:40 am

James: It is GOOD to let go of your thoughts once in a while. You know me, I'm the kind that thinks TOO much (which is why I find it hard to fall asleep). That is why I love dancing, it's kind of a form of meditation via use of the entire body, very good for some people.I suggest that if you don't have dancing to let go with, find something (NOT DRINKING), some sort of meditation that allows you to stop thinking for a while. Else you'll become grumpy, bummed out and cynical. And spend excessive time lamenting the state of the world and your own mental condition.Also, I do respect that not dancing is perfectly valid, except that I love sharing the euphoria I get from it. Which is why I like it when people dance.Also, some stupid magazine somewhere told all the girls you went out with that the way you dance is an indicator of what you'll be like in bed, or something equally stupid.
Justinpie: It think it's great that you dance despite possible akwardness while in lit conditions. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif"> Go the dark raver!

Justinpie · Post by **Justinpie** » Tue Nov 27, 2001 6:29 am

I do, however, agree with James that too much emphasis is put on dancing's assessment of you as a person. I think that silly article you said prove it. I'm certain that the only correlation they give is that both involve moving. Not exactly a rock-solid argument.-Justin

Justinpie · Post by **Justinpie** » Tue Nov 27, 2001 9:41 am

I tend to dance well at raves, concerts, and other such places where it's very dark - too dark to see anyone dancing, really. However, as soon as the lights go on, I'm a case-study in physics gone awry.-Justin

Sarah Huntrods · Post by **Sarah Huntrods** » Tue Nov 27, 2001 11:14 am

I don't dance myself. I used to, but I got sick of drunken guys trying to fondle me on the dance floor, and most of the clubs around here are total dives anyway. I'd rather go for coffee.------------------
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James Thorpe · Post by **James Thorpe** » Wed Nov 28, 2001 2:16 am

Oh, well, it's -good- to quiet the right side of the brain sometimes, but not necessarily easy. If I'm close enough to a band I really like, and the mosh isn't too harsh, and it's a specific song, then I might stop ferociously thinking for a little while ('Living Type', Powderfinger, Five To Midnight 1999; 'Help The Aged', Pulp, Livid 98...) but I still don't dance. Because... what would I do, huh?
I mean, y'know, dancing is movement of the body, but so is walking. Walking is easy enough, it has rules: 'put one leg forward, put your weight on it, blah blah blah...'; on the other hand, dancing has no written, sensical rules. It does not adhere to logic, but rather, unwritten rules as to what constitutes good and bad dancing. And I am one of those people who doesn't know or respect unwritten rules, because, well, they're unwritten. It's like I'm not logged into the superego ("What? No-one fucking told ME that banks don't open on the autumnal equinox!"). So although I may -want- to dance, it's not like I -can-.This is all regarding the modern, non-organised sense of dancing, of course. Given lessons, I could probably learn to ballroom dance and stuff, since that all makes sense. Shame no-one wants to.As for what is judged 'good and bad dancing', from what little I can divine from the unwritten rules, I believe that the difference has almost nothing to do with dexterity, etc, but is almost completely based on your physical shape and aesthetic appeal. If you're good-looking, or at least agreeable-looking, then it's good dancing (unless you're REALLY bad, like Elaine in Seinfeld); on the other hand, if, like a certain person, you're a blood-spattered football perched on a pair of bowling pins, it's bad dancing.
So perhaps even if I did know the unwritten rules of dancing, I would be rejected as a 'bad dancer'. Tricky.------------------
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Justinpie · Post by **Justinpie** » Wed Nov 28, 2001 3:33 am

I get a lot of drunken guys messing with me too. Living in a liberal community has it's price, you know?-Justin------------------
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FAULT · Post by **FAULT** » Wed Nov 28, 2001 4:44 am

Justinpie and Sarah:
As I said in the Horsemeat thread, 'drunk sleazy guys' on/near dancefloors are another law of the universe. You can't stop em. They're everywhere and they are a major annoyance. I'm teaching my boyfriend to dance in order do deal with that factor.
James: Take up tai-chi, for it combines the mastery over body (that good dancing represents, to me) with meditation and relaxation.
I like having mastery over my movement, cos left to itself, my body is clumsy as anything and gets itself bruises. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/tongue.gif">Mmmm, swimming... I'm not sure whether I should say I swim like a frog, or like a dugong. But I might log off and go to the UNI pool, maybe later, when the sun won't fry me red <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">Edit: went swimming, mmmm, so nice. Sigh. I wish I could see though. Plus I swear I swim slower and less gracefully than I used to. need to practice <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif"> woohoo[This message has been edited by FAULT (edited 11-29-2001).]

ZOMBIE USER 4630 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 4630** » Thu Nov 29, 2001 9:50 am

I don't dance in normal circumstances. However, I'm told there are incriminating videos of the NYE 2000 party run by Sounds Of Seduction at Newtown RSL where I was dancing on stage twice. NOT in the cage with Coutney & Gina the go-go dancers, mind you. We left that up to Nitocris and Kane from Spurs.
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James Thorpe · Post by **James Thorpe** » Thu Nov 29, 2001 10:07 am

Nitocris in a cage? Rad.
(Man, 'Dark Side' is so much better without that rising yelp in the 'what you think of you' bit...)------------------
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Zedstar · Post by **Zedstar** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 4:58 am

I'm a dancer- I love the feeling. Like Fault said- it's about the movement. I like to think I'm a good dancer and have been told occasionally that I am one, but I don't consider myself to be that attractive that being good looking constitutes a good dancer. I'm not monkeydwarfprostitue ugly- but not particularly attractive. Really doing anything like Tai Chi (or Kung Fu in my case) helps with being able to dance- but I think it's because you feel more comfortable in your body and less caring about what other people think ('cause I could kick all their asses anyway) type thinking. You also get used to the movement and stuff- so the joints move easier. If you're enjoying the movement and not feeling self concious you'll tend to be dancing well anyway. I personally prefer to see people not dancing than doing the half-assed two step. You know the one- one step to the left then one step to the right. It's the Yoda 'Do or do not, there is no try.' philosophy.ah well..^_^ Zedstar

FAULT · Post by **FAULT** » Mon Dec 03, 2001 4:32 am

Woo Zedstar dances too. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">
Dancing is such a good thing.Who here likes bishi's?

James Thorpe · Post by **James Thorpe** » Mon Dec 03, 2001 5:45 am

I don't like those CLAMP boys, their eyes are too big...------------------
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Zedstar · Post by **Zedstar** » Wed Dec 05, 2001 2:13 am

Looovve bishi boys.In fact I love most manga boys. My personal favourite has to be Ryoga from ranma tho- Bishi boys are gorgeous and all- but Takahashi does such great torsos! And Ryoga's got such cute hair anyway.. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif"> *sigh*^_^ Zedstar

James Thorpe · Post by **James Thorpe** » Wed Dec 05, 2001 2:51 am

I like Takahashi's simplistic style, I think it works a lot better than Toriyama's, which I find a bit dull... there's simple, and then there's just -boring-...Hmm. I suppose I'll come back to my ole favourite Satoshi Urushihara on this one; Nicol looks all wussy for the ladies, and the other lads have sort of a craggy-browed stern-ness which looks cool, and which I have occasionally tried to emulate with Raile. <IMG SRC="http://www.houseofanime.com/cels/pics/a1334.jpg"> Here's Nicol. <IMG SRC="http://images.google.com/images=tbn:Kwf ... alerof.jpg"> And, google-willing, here's Nalerof! He doesn't really have the craggy brow, Balboa does, but the only image of Balboa I could find was really poor.------------------
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James Thorpe · Post by **James Thorpe** » Wed Dec 05, 2001 3:29 am

Ach, forget it, no Nalerof.------------------
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Concubine · Post by **Concubine** » Fri Dec 07, 2001 1:31 am

*gasp!* Ryoga! He's my faaavorite!

*drools over anime guys* woot... Damn... wish someone'd teach me how to dance.. I'm so hopeless...